MUSSELpdb | valid sp. Potamilus ohiensis specimens

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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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This page reports the specimens in the MUSSELpdb and provides a map if geocodes are known. The taxonomic history reports the record of different names and combinations that have been applied to this species (and its synonyms) since 2007.

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species Potamilus ohiensis (Rafinesque, 1820): specimens
12 nominal species as synonyms

Taxonomic History (since 2007)

Potamilus ohiensis — Tiemann et al. (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009), ..., Inoue et al. (2020), FMCS (2021), Graf & Cummings (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)
Leptodea laevissima — ITIS (2012)
Proptera laevissimus — ITIS (2012)

Range: Widespread in the Interior Basin and western Gulf Coastal Plain, USA.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens
species map

USA
ANSP_416328 Sangamon River, Lake of the Woods, Mahomet, Champaign Co., Illinois 40.2040° N, 88.3876° W	USNM_83938 Cincinnati, Ohio

Genbank Vouchers

USA

INHS_41658 (COI, ND1, 28S, ITS1, 5.8S, SRA) Wabash River, Wabash drainage (38.2895, -87.8845)

INHS_49472 (COI, ND1, 28S, ITS1, 5.8S) St. Croix River, St. Croix drainage (45.1658, -92.7578)

UF_438806-6741 (COI, ND1, 28S, ITS1, 5.8S) Red River, Red drainage (33.8611, -95.0322)

UF_439451-03 (COI, ND1) St. Francis River, St. Francis drainage (35.9592, -90.0638)

INHS_39560 (COI, ND1) Saline River, Ohio (Saline) drainage (37.7439, -88.3302)

UF_439129-10796 (COI, ND1) Chariton River, Missouri drainage (40.5647, -92.6889)

INHS_39054_18 (COI, ND1) Illinois River, Illinois drainage (39.6574, -90.6245)

UF_439204-11072 (COI, ND1) Salt River, Mississippi River drainage (39.5556, -91.5807)

UF_439204-11071 (COI, ND1) Salt River, Mississippi River drainage (39.5556, -91.5807)

UF_439204-11075 (COI, ND1) Salt River, Mississippi River drainage (39.5556, -91.5807)

UF_439451-04 (COI, ND1) St. Francis River, St. Francis drainage (35.9592, -90.0638)

UF_439451-05 (COI, ND1) St. Francis River, St. Francis drainage (35.9592, -90.0638)

UF_439204-11074 (COI, ND1) Salt River, Mississippi River drainage (39.5556, -91.5807)

UF_438806-6742 (COI, ND1) Red River, Red drainage (33.8611, -95.0322)

UF_439129-10795 (COI, ND1) Chariton River, Missouri drainage (40.5647, -92.6889)

INHS_35320 (COI, ND1) Rock River, Mississippi (Rock) drainage (41.9607, -89.3813)

INHS_39054_19 (COI, ND1) Illinois River, Illinois drainage (39.6574, -90.6245)

UF_439204-11073 (COI, ND1) Salt River, Mississippi River drainage (39.5556, -91.5807)

UF_438806-6740 (COI, ND1) Red River, Red drainage (33.8611, -95.0322)

JBFMC_8632_1 (16S) USA: Texas, Choctaw Creek

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